Wings

"Hope". Is The Thing With Feathers is one of the best known of Emily Dickinson's poems. An extended metaphor, it likens the concept of hope to a feathered bird that is permanently perched in the soul.

Everyone born has a God spark inside them

every single person has a soul

an awareness of self,

no matter how dark that space is inside you

there lives a gleam of magnificence,

a star that shines, that beckons for truth

for goodness, for mercy, for compassion

it's up to you to listen, to know its there

to search for it, 

it is there, 

it is 

even in what we many consider the least worthy

it is there

 longing for you to find it

and to embrace it till it flows forth 

with such brilliance that it pours forth 

in either voice or tears

when you are on the floor

it is what makes you lift your head

one more time

and time 

and time again

It's called love

its purpose

is called 

Hope,

give it wings

help it to spread

give it to someone

let it fly.

Reviews

[Einstein Noodle]

yes yes yes! its that spark that drives us inward and the more we understand in that journey .. turns hearts towards others .. with love and charity selflessly given .. it lifts the giver as well ... i love this encouraging, spirit filled poem/prose ... filled with wisdom as simple and complex as a single blade of grass .. a much needed message Corset! well done! thanks for sharing!

[Ken Simm.]

Quite simply superb. Uplifting, remarkable and so exquistly formed. I love this.

[Corset]

Thank you for visiting with me Ken :D

[Relic]

Hope, love, and kindness are the missing link in a lot of lives. To renew the mind is the key, and though not always easy to turn, it may open a door to something that hasn't been seen in a long while. Does the universe listen to our thoughts? I believe it does. After years of negative thoughts It may be a challenge but it can be done.

[Corset]

I believe it does also , Thank you Relic, nice to see you writing still.

[Coyote Poetry]

I agree my dear friend.
"and time again
It's called love
its purpose
is called
Hope,"
All of us have the need to know kindness and be kind. Thank you dear Corset for sharing your amazing poetry and your thoughts.
Coyote

[Corset]

Hi Coyote! Thank you for always brightening our day with your visits!

[Coyote Poetry]

You are welcome dear Corset.

[Chris]

The sheer essence of "Hope" weaves throughout this one.

[Corset]

Thanks Chris

[John the Baptist]

Deep stuff here. The Hindus have a word, Atman, that means that part of Brahman (God) which is incarnated in each human consciousness. I think you are getting at something like that here, though the human emotions you attribute to it seem to be more characteristic of the feeling nature, or subconscious mind. I will have to think on this one, because some emotions seem more spiritual to me than others.

[Corset]

i would define myself as more spiritual than religious, but I love me some Jesus, its a fact and i don't care who knows it, but my God and Jesus might be a bit different to me than from the ones that religious folks celebrate today.

[Robert Trakofler]

to see the beauty in everything... is everything! dear Corset if more people would embrace it the world would be a much nicer place to be:) but i guess thats are job...

[Corset]

Well , ummmmmm, i dont know about that lol, but i think its our job to be true to ourselves and express it the best way we can for our selves, maybe others will say hey look at that one what is her secret , why is she so damn enamoured by the world when thete is so much crap happening, and then be motivated to find it for themselves. Live by example kind of thing but nobody i asure you will see the beauty of something you point at jus cause you see it, horse to water kind of thing, i love your reviews :)

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Emily wrote often of birds, of hope, of salvation, even though she professed not to believe in God.
I like this poem and the use of soul...not so much as a religious thing, but instead that which is inside us that is our spirit, our own hope...that which we use to move forward on our own...
I'll ask Emily what day it is.
j.

[Corset]

Existence is proof enough for some, though for others it not, I am is in all, but how can that be proved, it can't explain it so we have to believe. Thank you so much Jacob, have a fantastic day!

[Corset]

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Added on August 9, 2020
Last Updated on August 10, 2020

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